Dialogue"Philip Gourevitch: Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference"
The New Yorker staff writer and editor of The Paris Review talks with host Marcia Franklin. Gourevitch is the author of I Regret to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families, an investigation of the 1994 Rwandan massacre. He also wrote The Ballad of Abu Ghraib about some of the military police who worked in that prison during its scandal over inmate torture.G

Crafting at the Spotted Canary"Things That Shimmer"
Who knew glitter could be so much fun, used in so many places and in so many different ways? A touch of glitter will make you happy - and working with glitter does result in a shimmering smile! Learn how to apply glitter using wet and dry adhesives as well as how to mix glitters to create designs with depth and dimension, on today's show. D

5:00 pm

Globe Trekker"Globe Trekker Special: World History-England"
After dodging swords at a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings, Justine Shapiro travels up the coast to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Passing through London, she takes a canal ride to the Yorkshire Moores. Her next stop is Whitby, the eerie coastal town that inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula.G

6:00 pm

The Artist Toolbox"Hugh Newell Jacobsen"
"Every morning when I walked this block and a half to my office and I saw the sad people in their cars heading to some awful job, I just thought, I can't wait to get at it again," says acclaimed architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen. "I found something I was good at, and it was just so thrilling." In this very special episode of The Artist Toolbox, walk with host John Jacobsen, son of the award-winning architect, through his childhood home and his father's Georgetown office as they discuss a career in ground-breaking architecture half a century strong. D

6:30 pm

Sun Studio Sessions"The Black Lillies"
The Black Lillies are rising Americana stars who describe their music as indie roots rock via Appalachia. In this episode, the band performs several tracks including selections from their latest release "100 Miles from Wreckage.". D

7:00 pm

Austin City Limits"The Civil Wars/Punch Brothers"
A program of new American acoustic music begins with The Civil Wars playing tunes from their Grammy-winning album Barton Hollow. Then Punch Brothers showcase their latest recording Who's Feeling Young Now?.G

8:00 pm

Great Performances at the Met"The Tempest"
Composer Thomas Ades conducts the Metropolitan Opera premiere of his own work, with baritone Simon Keenlyside starring as Prospero. Director Robert Lepage recreates the interior of 18th-century La Scala in this staging. D

10:30 pm

Music Voyager"Eastern Tennessee: Cradle of Country Music"
Host Jacob Edgar begins his Tennessee journey in Bristol, the city in the northeast corner of the state that proudly calls itself the birthplace of country music. He visits 96-year-old Georgia Warren, the last surviving participant of the legendary "Bristol Sessions" of 1927, which introduced the sounds of Appalachia to a wide audience. While in Bristol, he catches a street performance by musical nomads Megan Jean & the KFB and checks out Knoxville-based The Black Lillies performing at one of Bristol's many outdoor concerts. D

11:00 pm

Austin City Limits"The Civil Wars/Punch Brothers"
A program of new American acoustic music begins with The Civil Wars playing tunes from their Grammy-winning album Barton Hollow. Then Punch Brothers showcase their latest recording Who's Feeling Young Now?.G